Saturday, May 28, 2011

Shadow Shot Sunday...Before...after...

You can never have enough yard ornaments...right...however this is going to be a prop for a photographerfriend, who is doing a shoot here next week...I may have to get me one of these!!!

These are the before shots before I startedsome landscaping projects...

AFTER...I had an old brick sidewalk I was wanting to remove,and 'tis the season to start the projectsand boy are we anxious to get going on them.

I also pick up bricks whenever I see them set out for the trashor anything else for that fact...

This sweet lil' fountain has been in storage for years,knowing that it would have a special place somewhere...

The digging for the planting is no easy chore,as this has been a driveway for years, with sixinches of gravel to hack through, I have to use a pickto get below it.

But next comes the mulch to help with the weedingand give it a finished curb appeal...

It's slowly getting there...now for a trip to my localwillow patch...my next project is to makeshutters for the doors and corbels for the arborout of twigs...a perfect setting for my secret gardenhideaway...just wait till you see what else is in the making...heehee...!

...as another day in the life at the micro-farm beginsand a fledgling rooster crows... a time to reflect on those who have paidthe ultimate price for our freedom and our ultimate goalPEACE ON EARTHthis Memorial Day weekend...!

I LOVE those doors. we're of like mind - I used to always salvage bricks too. just couldn't pass on them ever. your little slice of paradise here is looking real good. thanks for the crowing rooster. it makes my day. I hope the weather is cooperative for your projects this weekend! I adore your place. have a wonderful holiday weekend Sharon.

..oh my! you are looking better and better! i laughed when i saw the photo that has that hopeless carriage thingie in it..but know that you will have it fixed up great soon.cool here, but projected for 80 on monday. rain, all weekend however.long underwear and the fireplace on.we missed spring!i am working in the barns, the basement and the flower beds. at the moment my herb flower bed is all white and green, with white foxglove, 100 white tulips and the greens of all the perennials coming up. like you, yard art everywhere, although i suspect some unenlighted souls might mistake it for junk!have a great weekend. LOVE the photograhs!in fondest. Tilda

What fab job you did on laying the bricks. Did you put them on a bed of sand? Your whole landscaping job looks really fine. You are talented in many ways! Happy SSS and Memorial Day to you. We must never forget.

Adore the setting you are creating! The white with the lovely curving textured bricks looks brilliant! You are on a roll!

Not going to say much about my arm! Healing is so slow and still on pain killers! It's tough!

My gorgeous Year 10 English and Geography classes sent me a humungous get well card which the students signed with lots of messages! It arrived special delivery! I've also had cards from students' families! I've been overwhelmed! Amazing!

I've even received a note from one teacher who said that Year 10 wanted to be bused to my home to get their English lessons! Who said teenagers don't want to learn! There's always a way!

Our weather is still grey and drizzly with an odd burst of sunlight - usually very late afternoon! My shadow shot this week is the result of that glimpse yesterday! I'm getting better at taking photos with one hand!

Enjoying all your posts about your projects! Always fascinating!

Have a great week dearest friend! SUPER HUGS as always - but with one asrm!

WOW ZOWIE!!! You are Superwoman! Hacking away at a driveway?? It all looks so beautiful. Me, I spent about 5 hours out in the yard too-weeding, cleaning, getting my out door living space ready for the summer. I just LOVe sitting outside this time of year and having a fountain helps, doesn't it?

Great shots of a wonderful magical place, Sharon. I love the little garden shed. A cup of coffee or tea sitting on one of my home made Adirondack chairs would be nice there between raindrops.Sun yesterday for a few hours, I went on the motorcycle. Then the sky opened up and hard rain until evening.I have bricks like that hanging around, old ones that I was going to use for a small footing in front of a fence. Now I'm going to use an old cement slab from the porch instead. If I ever get down that way, I'll bring them.There is a motorcycle ride going through there on June 16th. The 15th we'll be in Davenport, then leave from Credit Island Park on the 16th down Hwy 61. I'll let you know, (but no bricks on the bike)

The Wild Thing

About Me

The Sweet Repose of a 66 year old on a quest for the simple life. My home is my studio of life, my pink shack and six acres of paradise to me and my dog Scratchy. I'm a former taxidermist, a watercolorist, a dog groomer, a gardener, an antique dealer,a single free spirit and an entrepreneur of addictions that feed my soul and my art...my heart writes what it sees and my blog shares it with you...and yes, I'm a dreamer...!

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At this stage of the game, you just can't take anything too serious, it's about life and art and the drive to make it all happen, the humility to keep it in perspective...And a great punch line...S.Wilson